hungry

adjective

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hun·gry | \ ˈhəŋ-grē

hungrier; hungriest

Definition of hungry

1a : feeling an uneasy or painful sensation from lack of food : feeling hunger

b : characterized by or characteristic of hunger or appetite a wolf with hungry eyes

2a : eager, avid hungry for affection

b : strongly motivated (as by ambition) hungry investors a power-hungry politician

3 : not rich or fertile : barren a hungry soil

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Synonyms & Antonyms for hungry

Synonyms

empty,
famished,
peckish
[chiefly British],
starved,
starving

Antonyms

Examples of hungry in a Sentence

There are millions of hungry people throughout the world. That girl is always hungry. The prisoners' families were hungry for more information. They were hungry to learn more.

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